Need a little advise

procupine14 · Apr 12, 2007, 10:41 PM

as far as overclocking goes i am a little new at it
i have done it before but not to the extent that i now do
my problem is i cant seem to find a good solid program for overclocking this M2N-SLI Deluxe board and im looking for suggestions on perhaps one that i can use
the program that comes with this board just wont do the trick
it doesnt hold clock speeds and , in fact has been known in my case to clock down
anyone able to shed some light?

RoyBatty · Apr 13, 2007, 12:08 AM

Overclocking using Windows programs is never permanent - the changes are reverted when you reboot the system. You need to adjust the settings in the BIOS setup.

ChaosMinionX · Apr 13, 2007, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by procupine14

as far as overclocking goes i am a little new at it
i have done it before but not to the extent that i now do
my problem is i cant seem to find a good solid program for overclocking this M2N-SLI Deluxe board and im looking for suggestions on perhaps one that i can use
the program that comes with this board just wont do the trick
it doesnt hold clock speeds and , in fact has been known in my case to clock down
anyone able to shed some light?

Rule 1 of Overclocking. You dont do it from windows EVER unless your clockgening for a bench or something. Do it from the bios, if your mobo doesnt allow for bios overclocking. Dont overclock that rig, you will more than likely break something.

procupine14 · Apr 13, 2007, 02:53 AM

ok thanks well the M2N-SLI board allows for minimal clocking in the bios due to a safety catch that doesnt allow over something close to .2 Ghz over for example my proc is standardly at 2.0 Ghz and i cant get a clock over 2.2 Ghz without what i believe to be my motherboard freezing up and POST erroring
also if i do set the clock higher say perhaps 2.3 Ghz then the clock doent go past 2.2 says CPU-Z and other similar progs

ChaosMinionX · Apr 13, 2007, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by procupine14

ok thanks well the M2N-SLI board allows for minimal clocking in the bios due to a safety catch that doesnt allow over something close to .2 Ghz over for example my proc is standardly at 2.0 Ghz and i cant get a clock over 2.2 Ghz without what i believe to be my motherboard freezing up and POST erroring
also if i do set the clock higher say perhaps 2.3 Ghz then the clock doent go past 2.2 says CPU-Z and other similar progs

Are you sure its a safety thing, and not a user input error

. Is your voltage inline with all of that?

procupine14 · Apr 13, 2007, 12:33 PM

as ive said before im not very experienced in the whole field but not that you say that im assuming the the voltage has to increase with the frequency to maintain stability and now im the one with the proverbial "egg in face" scenario
thanks

procupine14 · Apr 13, 2007, 12:40 PM

another update, increasing the voltage side along with the frequency also doesnt help you can put in numbers as high as you want and it wont pull over that 2.2 Ghz mark

RoyBatty · Apr 13, 2007, 01:08 PM

At first I would try how much I can overclock the CPU without raising the voltage. After finding the maximum stable frequency I would try to increase the voltage a little to see if it helps anything. If the gain is a few MHz then it's not worth it.

Also you may have to adjust the memory settings.

procupine14 · Apr 13, 2007, 09:36 PM

yeah i guess the problem is that this board just isnt for overclocking
i dont know for example currently im running at "2.3Ghz" according to BIOS but still 2.0 when i run windows

procupine14 · Apr 14, 2007, 04:49 PM

now im a little embarrassed

i forgot all about the HT BUS voltage
it was running too low and therefore couldnt take the clock
with that figured out i am now at a stable 2.3 Ghz and am planning to push to 2.5 with my AC Freezer Pro 64 cooler

Apr 12, 2007, 10:41 PM	#1
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Need a little advise as far as overclocking goes i am a little new at it i have done it before but not to the extent that i now do my problem is i cant seem to find a good solid program for overclocking this M2N-SLI Deluxe board and im looking for suggestions on perhaps one that i can use the program that comes with this board just wont do the trick it doesnt hold clock speeds and , in fact has been known in my case to clock down anyone able to shed some light?

Apr 14, 2007, 04:49 PM	Thread Starter #10
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	now im a little embarrassed i forgot all about the HT BUS voltage it was running too low and therefore couldnt take the clock with that figured out i am now at a stable 2.3 Ghz and am planning to push to 2.5 with my AC Freezer Pro 64 cooler Last edited by procupine14; Apr 14, 2007 at 11:37 PM.

Apr 13, 2007, 12:08 AM	#2
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Overclocking using Windows programs is never permanent - the changes are reverted when you reboot the system. You need to adjust the settings in the BIOS setup.

Apr 13, 2007, 02:53 AM	Thread Starter #4
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	ok thanks well the M2N-SLI board allows for minimal clocking in the bios due to a safety catch that doesnt allow over something close to .2 Ghz over for example my proc is standardly at 2.0 Ghz and i cant get a clock over 2.2 Ghz without what i believe to be my motherboard freezing up and POST erroring also if i do set the clock higher say perhaps 2.3 Ghz then the clock doent go past 2.2 says CPU-Z and other similar progs

Apr 13, 2007, 12:33 PM	Thread Starter #6
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	as ive said before im not very experienced in the whole field but not that you say that im assuming the the voltage has to increase with the frequency to maintain stability and now im the one with the proverbial "egg in face" scenario thanks

Apr 13, 2007, 12:40 PM	Thread Starter #7
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	another update, increasing the voltage side along with the frequency also doesnt help you can put in numbers as high as you want and it wont pull over that 2.2 Ghz mark

Apr 13, 2007, 01:08 PM	#8
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	At first I would try how much I can overclock the CPU without raising the voltage. After finding the maximum stable frequency I would try to increase the voltage a little to see if it helps anything. If the gain is a few MHz then it's not worth it. Also you may have to adjust the memory settings.

Apr 13, 2007, 09:36 PM	Thread Starter #9
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	yeah i guess the problem is that this board just isnt for overclocking i dont know for example currently im running at "2.3Ghz" according to BIOS but still 2.0 when i run windows